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Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
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Characters
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Lennie
George
Candy
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Crooks
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Slim
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Who is to blame for the death of Curley’s wife?
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George and Lennie’s Farm
Lennie’s Puppy
Candy’s Dog
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Soledad, California
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Of Mice and Men and The Great Depression
Of Mice and Men and the Social Protest Novel
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1
of 5
What is Candy afraid of?
That Lennie will hurt him
That he's losing his mind
That Carlson will shoot him in the back of the head
That the boss will soon fire him and force him off the ranch because of his age
2
of 5
What words best describe Lennie?
Gregarious, talkative, nosy
Simple, helpless, innocent, doomed
Sharp, incisive, quick-tempered, forgiving
Secretive, impulsive, mean-spirited
3
of 5
What does Curley's wife's confession of her unhappy life and ruined dreams do?
Make her seem like a liar
Make her seem far more human and vulnerable
Prove she is cruel and vindicative
Make her a stereotypical tramp
4
of 5
What happens to George's dream of a farm at the end of the novel?
With Lennie gone, he realizes it was an impossible dream.
He and Candy decide to keep pursuing it.
Candy tells him he's changed his mind and doesn't want to be a part of it anymore.
George realizes it was Lennie's dream and he never really cared about it.
5
of 5
What does Crooks want more than anything else?
To have his own farm
To get married to someone like Curley's wife
To belong somewhere
To have children
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